In the space of a single instant, Li Wen saw through it all.
He swung his saber, instantly laying down a barrier of saber energy that distorted the space around him and deflected the Soul Spike.
His footwork shifted in mysterious patterns, and the Spirit Piercing Thorn he had not used for some time shot out from his sea of consciousness.
The Spirit Piercing Thorn's spiritual strike did not target Isabel herself. Instead, it struck precisely at several crucial spiritual nodes within the Mind Mist.
He used the shock wave to forcibly tear open a passage through which he could perceive clearly.
Against the Holy Light Shackles, he unleashed his immense primordial spirit power, which approached the peak of the ninth layer.
Combining it with his body's blood and vital energy, he formed a fiercely powerful shock wave and forcibly shattered the shackles.
Boom! Rip! Hum! Energy surged across the arena, and spiritual ripples scattered in every direction.
Under the converging assault of the three secret arts, Li Wen narrowly avoided their central damage.
But the Soul Spike's lingering force pierced his protective saber energy, tore the hem of his clothes, and sent waves of stabbing pain through his primordial spirit.
Yet a fierce light erupted in his eyes.
Not because he was injured, but because of his shock and newfound understanding!
The fluidity with which Isabel cast her secret arts through her staff far exceeded anything he had imagined.
That staff seemed to be an extension of her primordial spirit, greatly simplifying the process of constructing the secret arts and shortening her casting time.
Moreover, the gemstone atop the staff significantly amplified every secret art, making each at least thirty percent stronger than if cast purely through her primordial spirit!
More importantly, unleashing powerful secret arts in such rapid